{"id":12850,"date":"2018-10-22T08:30:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T08:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=12850"},"modified":"2018-10-22T08:30:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T08:30:55","slug":"the-role-of-nutrition-on-acne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/nutrition\/the-role-of-nutrition-on-acne\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Nutrition on Acne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a big debate about the role of nutrition on acne. While some experts believe nutrition plays a role, other think what you eat has little to do with pimple formation. But new evidence suggests that your diet can play a role in the condition of your skin. Here\u2019s what the current evidence supports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nutrition and acne: Foods to avoid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first thing you need to understand is that acne is about clogged pores. Your skin\u2019s pores can get blocked with a number of things: bacteria, dead skin cells or too much sebum, which is the oil that keeps your skin from drying out.<\/p>\n<p>When your pores our clogged, it can develop inflammation, pimples and other lesions.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s some evidence that insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), something we produce more of during puberty, can ramp up how much sebum your skin produces. But there are also foods that raise IGF-1. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dairy products (e.g., milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream)<\/li>\n<li>foods with a high glycemic index and high glycemic load<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This latter group is made up of foods that tend to be more processed, such as white bread, sugar cereals, enriched pastas, short-grain rice, instant oatmeal and grits, and snack foods, such as popcorn, pretzels and rice cakes.<\/p>\n<p>But even foods we tend to think of healthy\u2014such as pineapples, pumpkins, melons and potatoes\u2014can have a high glycemic index.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s mixed evidence about whether or not chocolate can worse acne and little evidence that greasy foods contribute to acne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foods that may improve acne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although there\u2019s not a lot of definitive evidence surrounding foods that can help prevent acne, there are some foods that may reduce inflammation and improve the symptoms. Essentially, anything high in omega-3 fatty acids may help, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pastured eggs<\/li>\n<li>tofu<\/li>\n<li>fish (e.g., sardines, salmon and mackerel)<\/li>\n<li>spinach and kale<\/li>\n<li>flaxseeds<\/li>\n<li>wild rice<\/li>\n<li>mustard seeds<\/li>\n<li>nuts (e.g., almonds and walnuts)<\/li>\n<li>grass-fed beef<\/li>\n<li>navy beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that it can take up to 12 weeks for dietary changes to have an effect on acne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a big debate about the role of nutrition on acne. While some experts believe nutrition plays a role, other think what you eat has little to do with pimple formation. But new evidence suggests that your diet can play a role in the condition of your skin. Here\u2019s what the current evidence supports. Nutrition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[814,723,771,732],"class_list":["post-12850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-acne","tag-diet","tag-food","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}